Incidence of the histologic types of ovarian tumors in Benghazi (Libya) and Poland
Bughrara, F.A.
Neoplasma 30(2): 251-254
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0028-2685 PMID: 6302532 Document Number: 209291
The distribution of histological types of ovarian tumors in 2 communities with different reproductive experience was compared. Cases (108) of ovarian neoplasms diagnosed in Benghazi and 2238 cases collected in the Ovarian Tumor Registry in Poland were classified according to the WHO histological typing. The difference in the incidence of histologic types and malignancy was statistically evaluated. Unlike the Poland series, in Benghazi germ cell tumors are the most common type of ovarian neoplasms (50% of all reported cases), while the percentage of epithelial tumors accounts for 33.3. This proportion of incidence of epithelial and germ cell tumors in Benghazi is similar to relative frequency of these tumor types noted in teenagers in Europe and the USA. The difference in incidence of the histologic types of ovarian tumors in Benghazi and Poland is probably due to the significantly higher rate of fertility among Libyan women compared with Polish female population.